O’BRIEN’S DEAL SIGN OF TIMES

Chris Dunlavy
A FRESH TAKE ON FOOTBALL

DOES the three-year deal signed by Lewis O’Brien mean the midfielder will be staying at Huddersfield Town?
Probably not. The 22-year-old is a talented player whose engine, intelligence and skillset are tailor-made for the top flight.
Leeds United offered £13m for O’Brien in the summer. Burnley made enquiries. Sooner or later, that’s where O’Brien will end up, and it would be a major surprise if the new deal did not include a release clause of around £15m.
Nevertheless, the determination to protect the values of key assets like O’Brien (Harry Toff...

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